Quincampoix
Quincampoix | |
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 The town hall in Quincampoix | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Quincampoix | |
  Quincampoix  Quincampoix | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′31″N 1°11′07″E / 49.5253°N 1.1853°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Herbet[1] |
Area 1 | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,103 |
| • Density | 152.6/km2 (395.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76517 /76230 |
| Elevation | 80–180 m (260–590 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quincampoix (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃kɑ̃pwa]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D 90, D 928 and the D 51 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Quincampoix are blazoned : Per fess 1: Or, a chestnut tree vert issuant from the line of division and 2: Azure, a chevron between a mullet and a toothed wheel and, in saltire, a pitchfork and an ax Or. (created 1977)
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Population
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Places of interest
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.
People
- It is the burial place of Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987) a road racing cyclist.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Quincampoix, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quincampoix.
- Official website of Quincampoix (in French)
